4 Found Dead Inside Fullerton Home After Friend Reported Mass Drug Overdose, Police Say - Beritaja

Fullerton constabulary said they discovered the bodies of 4 group wrong a residence aft a friend reported they had overdosed and were not breathing.

Authorities said they were called to an flat successful the 100 artifact of Wilshire Avenue astatine 11:01 a.m. connected Tuesday and the bodies were discovered.

“There is nary contiguous threat to the public,” the constabulary said successful a statement.

Two women console 1 different pursuing the deaths of 4 softball teammates from evident overdoses successful Fullerton connected Oct. 21.

(KTLA)

Detectives person launched a decease investigation. Authorities person not confirmed the identities of the deceased, but a friend of the group told KTLA-TV Channel 5 that they were each portion of the aforesaid softball team.

Police did not corroborate the deaths were a consequence of a supplier overdose and could not instantly beryllium reached for further remark connected Wednesday.

But supplier usage has go a increasing interest successful the region successful caller years.

In Orange County, the complaint of decease owed to opioid overdose about tripled from 2017 to 2021, from 7.9 deaths per 100,000 to 23.2. The largest summation occurred during the first twelvemonth of the COVID-19 pandemic, pinch the overdose complaint rising 88% betwixt 2019 and 2020, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.